A FINELY CARVED SUZHOU BLACK AND GREY JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A FINELY CARVED SUZHOU BLACK AND GREY JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
0ne bottle is carved to the front using the pale grey inclusions to highlight a scene with a scholar and attendant. The scholar is detailed seated drinking tea beneath a gnarled pine tree. The reverse is carved with a long poetic inscription, ending with a one-character seal mark.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high overall, stopper

Provenance

With Spink & Son Ltd., London, 8 December 1960
Property from an Important Private European Collection.

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Lot Essay

The long inscription contains a poem entitled 'Ni shen xian', which may be translated as 'in imitation of the immortals'. As the title suggests, the poem venerates the mythical deities and describes their leisurely way of life. The one-character seal mark reads 'Lin', which is probably the last name of the calligrapher.

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